Foldable patch panel

Abstract

The present invention provides a foldable patch panel. The foldable patch panel includes a first frame, a second frame, and a pivot unit. The pivot unit is connected to the first frame and the second frame, respectively, so that spinning center of the first frame and the second frame is the pivot unit. Besides, the first frame and the second frame are separably engaged with each other and form an obtuse angle.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A foldable patch panel, comprising:
 a first frame; 
 a pivot unit connected to the first frame; 
 a second frame connected to the pivot unit, wherein the first frame and the second frame rotate with respect to the pivot unit and are separably engaged with each other, so that the first frame and the second frame form an obtuse angle or are folded to be parallel to each other; 
 at least one auxiliary frame having at least one reserved hole; 
 a spring unit connecting the auxiliary frame to the first frame; and 
 a casing engaged with the first frame and having at least one cable connection hole, wherein the cable connection hole communicates with the reserved hole. 
 
     
     
       2. The foldable patch panel in  claim 1 , wherein the pivot unit comprises a pivot, a first wing, and a second wing, wherein the first wing and the second wing are connected to two sides of the pivot, respectively, and the first wing is connected to the first frame, so that the pivot serves as a rotation axis of the first frame. 
     
     
       3. The foldable patch panel in  claim 1 , wherein the pivot unit comprises a pivot penetrating the first frame and the second frame to rotatably connecting the first frame and the second frame. 
     
     
       4. The foldable patch panel in  claim 1 , wherein the first frame includes an engaging end and a connection end, the engaging end is separably engaged with the second frame, the connection end has at least one hole, and the obtuse angle is between 90° and 180° while an engaging end of the second frame is engaged with the engaging end of the first frame. 
     
     
       5. The foldable patch panel in  claim 1 , wherein the casing further includes an indication region. 
     
     
       6. A foldable patch panel, comprising:
 a first frame including an engaging end and a connection end, wherein the connection end has at least one hole, and the engaging end has a connection hole; 
 a connection unit including a stopper and a connection ear, wherein the connection ear connects to the stopper, the first frame is rotatably connected to the connection ear by a first pivot, the engaging end is separably engaged with the stopper, the connection hole communicates with an axial hole of the connection ear to accommodate the first pivot; and 
 a second frame rotatably connected to the connection ear by a second pivot, wherein the first frame and the second frame rotate with respect to the first pivot and the second pivot, respectively, to separably engage with the stopper so that the first frame and the second frame form an obtuse angle or are folded to be parallel to each other, and the obtuse angle is between 90° and 180° while an engaging end of the second frame and the engaging end of the first frame are engaged with the stopper. 
 
     
     
       7. The foldable patch panel in  claim 6 , further comprising a casing, is engaged with the first frame, wherein the casing further includes an indication region. 
     
     
       8. The foldable patch panel in  claim 6 , further comprising at least one auxiliary frame, a spring unit, and a casing, wherein the spring unit connects the auxiliary frame to the first frame, the auxiliary frame has at least one reserved hole, the casing is engaged with the first frame and has at least one cable connection hole, the cable connection hole communicates with the reserved hole. 
     
     
       9. The foldable patch panel in  claim 6 , further comprising at least one auxiliary frame connected to the first frame. 
     
     
       10. A foldable patch panel, comprising:
 a first frame; 
 a connection unit including a stopper and a connection ear, wherein the connection ear connects to the stopper, and the first frame is rotatably connected to the connection ear by a first pivot; and 
 a second frame connected to the connection ear, wherein the first frame rotates with respect to the second frame to separably in contact with the stopper so that the first frame and the second frame are selectively in an open configuration and a folded configuration, wherein in the folded configuration, the first frame and the second frame are folded to be parallel to each other. 
 
     
     
       11. The foldable patch panel in  claim 10 , wherein the first frame includes an engaging end and a connection end, the engaging end is separably engaged with the stopper, the connection end has at least one hole, the engaging end has a connection hole communicating with an axial hole of the connection ear to accommodate the first pivot. 
     
     
       12. The foldable patch panel in  claim 10 , wherein in the open configuration, the first frame and the second frame form an obtuse angle ranging between 90° and 180°. 
     
     
       13. The foldable patch panel in  claim 10 , wherein in the folded configuration, the first frame and the second frame are parallel to each other. 
     
     
       14. The foldable patch panel in  claim 10 , wherein the connection unit further comprises an additional connection ear on one end of the stopper opposite to the connection ear, and the first frame is rotatably connected to the additional connection ear by an additional pivot. 
     
     
       15. The foldable patch panel in  claim 10 , wherein the connection unit further comprises an additional connection ear disposed on the stopper close to the connection ear to form a receiving space for accommodating a plate portion of the first frame and a plate portion of the second frame.